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Portland (Zone 8b) T. Fortunei Height?

Zach K
Zach K
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Afternoon everyone! I found some very tall, full-figured T. fortunei in Portland, OR when I was driving by recently. Well ok, I took the photos in the fall of 2019 so I'm a little late (my apologies).

I've attached some photos and the google maps street-view link (which, arguably is slightly dated) here: https://goo.gl/maps/afhGzkTjNrYzEUPQ6

Can anyone guess the height of them? I would love to know. Its inspiring seeing palms this size this grow here.

 

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Taller than mine.  30ft?

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    I'd say roughly 30'.  About 10' per storey and those apartments are 2 storeys.  I have similar sized ones in my neighborhood which dates back to 1993.

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    This one doesn't look that big in the picture but in real life it stands out.  It even grows through the roof, first time I've seen that locally.

    https://goo.gl/maps/fKdpkoWPHJfCmptBA

     

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    Some other decent ones in NOPO.

    https://goo.gl/maps/NzvfJEMum5cRfKm48

     

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    https://goo.gl/maps/FcHPzHqzaoKUp5C38

    Couple more

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    https://goo.gl/maps/S24LfSQhctezeiLAA

    Another good one

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    30’, good to know! Thanks guys. Love the additional gems in PDX.

    Lots of big windmills, but finding anything else is challenging. You see the odd nice chamaerops, other species tend to be hidden away in private gardens. 

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